51:59This is the orderJeremiahthe prophetgave to Seraiahsonof Neriah, sonof Mahseiah, when he wenttoKingZedekiahof Judahin Babylonduring the fourthyearof his reign.131(Seraiahwas a quartermaster.)13251:60Jeremiahrecorded133on onescrollallthe judgments134thatwouldcomeuponBabylon– alltheseprophecies135writtenaboutBabylon.51:61Then JeremiahsaidtoSeraiah, “When you arrivein Babylon, make sure136you readaloud alltheseprophecies.13751:62Then say, ‘O Lord, youhave announcedthat you will destroythisplaceso that nopeopleor animalslivein it any longer. Certainlyit will lie desolateforever!’51:63Whenyou finishreadingthisscrollaloud, tiea stoneto it and throwit intothe middleof the EuphratesRiver.13851:64Then say, ‘In the sameway Babylonwill sinkand neverriseagain because of the judgments139I amready to bringuponher; they will grow faint.’”